PSAJK condemns AICTE direction asking J&K students not to take admissions in PaK

The Private Schools Association of Jammu and Kashmir (PSAJK) has condemned the AICTE directive asking students from Jammu and Kashmir not to take admission in educational institutions in Pakistan Administered Kashmir (PaK).

The Association said that such directions negate the basicprinciple of SAARC cooperation, where both India and Pakistan are signatories.

   

“India is part of SAARC group and all educational institutesin all the countries should be treated at par. One cannot pick and chooseeducational institutes in a particular region. Today they are barringeducational institute in PaK and tomorrow they may bar educational institutesin other countries,” said G N Var chairman PSAJK.

“Besides impacting education of hundreds of students it willalso have serious ramification in the longer run. The SAARC group and allassociated agreements have been honoured during hostile conditions including war and suddenly asking J&Kstudents not to take admission in educational institutes in PaK is beyondcomprehension,” he said.

The association called on the government to keep educationsout of the ambit of politics.

“Education should be a neutral zone and no politics shouldbe played on it. We have already lost a lot due to mixing of politics andeducation here,” said Var.

“What if tomorrow for example India’s relations withBangladesh or any other country deteriorate? At that time should centralgovernment also derecognize certificates of students studying there?”

Var said the move also tries to portray PaK as a different place,which is politically incorrect. “Indian constitution says that PaK is anintegral part of Jammu and Kashmir and India. By virtue of AICTE directions,the government is trying to play politics. If there is no problem witheducational institutes in Pakistan then why educational institutes in PaK arebeing singled out,” said Var.

He said that PaK has some good professional institutes andit is the choice of students to seek admission wherever he likes.

“One should not force political decisions on students. Sucha direction will mar the career of hundreds of students,” said Var.

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